KDC-422 Secruity Code reset??

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Ok, so I recently bought a "new" Used car and when I went to replace
the crappy kirkland battery with a optima, I went to turn the car back
on and the Kenwood KDC-422 went to ask for a Code, after reading the
online owners manual I guess it is the security code. Well, the guy I
bought the car from is in Iraq and I have no clue how to get ahold of
him, and he never said anything about a code. And I don't even have the
original manual, or the remote.

So could someone please help me out, I don't want to pay $100 to get it
cracked by the local stereo install place, cause that is rediculas.
Anyone know how to reset this?? I am confused at what to do, kenwood
won't return my emails and when I called all I did was sit on
call-waiting for 45 mins then hung up.

if someone could email me at I would really
appriciate it.

[Captain Howdy]

Find a remote and enter "KCAR" If that doesn't work your other options are to
cut or replace the eeprom.

Here is my post on the topic from a while back.
http://www.mobilcaraudio.com/board/board_topic/467413/83644.htm


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>Ok, so I recently bought a "new" Used car and when I went to replace
>the crappy kirkland battery with a optima, I went to turn the car back
>on and the Kenwood KDC-422 went to ask for a Code, after reading the
>online owners manual I guess it is the security code. Well, the guy I
>bought the car from is in Iraq and I have no clue how to get ahold of
>him, and he never said anything about a code. And I don't even have the
>original manual, or the remote.
>
>So could someone please help me out, I don't want to pay $100 to get it
>cracked by the local stereo install place, cause that is rediculas.
>Anyone know how to reset this?? I am confused at what to do, kenwood
>won't return my emails and when I called all I did was sit on
>call-waiting for 45 mins then hung up.
>
>if someone could email me at I would really
>appriciate it.
>